Oceania Population Pyramid 2016

Oceania
2016
Population: 41,346,918

Year

-5 -1   2016  +1 +5

Country

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Oceania in 2016

In 2016, Oceania had a total population of 41,346,919 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 19.7%, up from 34,540,036 in 2006.

With a median age of 32.4 years, Oceania had a youth dependency ratio of 36.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 18.0 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
41,346,919
Median age
32.4
0-14 %
23.7%
65+ %
11.7%
Child dependency
36.7
Old-age dependency
18.0
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

No World Bank data for this country.

Life expectancy at birth

No World Bank data for this country.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
15304560
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

9,747,372 immigrants live in Oceania.

United Kingdom1,363,977
India1,027,462
China810,967
New Zealand596,327
Philippines514,647
Where emigrants live (2024)

1,572,455 people born in Oceania live in other countries.

Australia796,389
New Zealand272,112
United Kingdom175,081
Canada61,680
Greece23,219
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

What was the population of Oceania in 2016?
In 2016, Oceania's population was 41,346,919.
What is the median age in Oceania?
The median age in Oceania is 32.4 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Oceania?
In Oceania, 23.7% of people are under 15 and 11.7% are 65 or older.
What shape is Oceania's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Oceania's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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